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It’s time for WC’s very-nearly-regular follow-up on stuff WC has written about earlier. As always, the Magpie Principle applies. WC wrote back in 2016 about Exxon’s effort to conceal its knowledge about the role of greenhouse gas emissions in climate change. Exxon has fought furiously to avoid being compelled to disclose records sought by the…

A shutdown of the federal government is a failure of our form of government. It happens when one party or another attempts political blackmail, and the other side calls its bluff. It is a relatively new thing in American politics. And it is being used increasingly often. Here’s a brief history of federal government shutdowns:…

As WC writes this blog post, we are all of us enjoying a special Christmas gift from President Trump: the shutdown of much of the federal government. Isn’t that sweet? The president has wrecked a lot of holiday seasons solely to attempt to coerce Congress into funding his wall along the Mexican border. Can we…

Back in September 2014, when the effects of methylmercury poisoning in songbirds was first reported, WC asked, “Minamata Disease in songbirds. Are we going to pay attention?” We now have the answer. No. We need to take a couple of steps back to understand the problem and the enormity of the Trump Administration’s recent outrageous decision.…

In what passes for tradition here at Wickersham’s Conscience, we spend the last week of each year thinking about the year that is ending, and making our wishes for the coming year. This fifth blog post is firmly in that tradition. A year ago now, WC wrote: WC wrote a year ago, “United States voters…

In what passes for tradition here at Wickersham’s Conscience, we spend the last week of each year thinking about the year that is ending, and making our wishes for the coming year. This fourth blog post is firmly in that tradition. It’s a depressing commentary on the state of our nation: the United States, avowedly…

In what passes for tradition here at Wickersham’s Conscience, we spend the last week of each year thinking about the year that is ending, and making our wishes for the coming year. This second blog post is firmly in that tradition. Traditionally, Wickersham’s Conscience notes the five best things that happened in the year just…